Located on the campus of the University of Denver, the Spirituals Project is incorporated as a federal non-profit community agency under Section 501/c/3 of the United States Internal Revenue Service Code. Primary funding for the project is provided by individual contributions from private citizens, performance honoraria, and grants from private and government sources. Significant in-kind support is provided by the University of Denver.

Our goals include:

• educating the public about African-American Spirituals, enhancing the public’s understanding of the historical value of the spirituals, and encouraging appreciation of the spirituals as an art form and cultural tradition;
• providing educational experiences in elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and universities, centered on the historical significance, traditions, and gifts that the African-American community gave to the world, beginning with the spirituals created by enslaved Africans, and continuing to the present
• providing educational, rehearsal, and performance opportunities for vocalists in the community;
• encouraging collaborative efforts among a variety of singers, speakers, scholars, religious leaders, and academicians within the community;
• promoting an understanding between racial communities leading to reconciliation based on an understanding of the historical period in which the spirituals found their birth and an accurate accounting of the healing, comforting, inspiring role the spirituals played in the past and can continue to play in the future;
• developing and using present day technology to promote awareness and to insure the preservation of the spirituals for future generations.